Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2025

[Mark]

@1710L IROC61, C-17A, 07-7171 cllng Brickyard 237.150, no joy. NW of Harr; hdg E.
@1715L The above, finally contact; missed most of the info; inbound and heard parking at K3.

Heard them weak but mostly readable.. Home station crew with couple pax and 16 AE crew and LSAT
and ATGL download.. Reserve squadron Aero med mission seems to be the IROC callsign..
The ATGL ..

https://www.rtx.com/collinsaerospace/what-we-do/industries/military-and-defense/interiors/next-generation-advanced-transportable-galley-lavatory-system

I think IROC is one or both of these two Reserve squadrons at McGuire.
514th Aeromedical Staging Squadron
514th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
IROC could stand for Integrated Remote Operations Center. They always have portable LSAT with them as well.

 

[john8436]

I have not heard anything, but I certainly could have missed it, any idea of why PUDGY05 is in a orbit just NE of WRI? Any issues?

 

[Saint01]

2258z SAM 527 (C37) westbound 126.325 zau > 124.825 zau

 

[AirScan]

Must have been at least dozen+ C-17 flights in and out of Vermont.. They seem to be bringing along the kitchen sinks as well

And they keep going. RCH 234. 2nd one today. I've lost track of how many there have been.

 

[jetcrafter]

BLUE 81 dragged two Bulgarian F-16s as RETRO 21/22 to Lajes. They were on Coronet East 012Q.

Thanks for the ID, Rene! A friend of mine in Pennsylvania logged their A-A on 236.250 Is that a know Belgian F-16 A-A freq? Just wondering.

 

[Mark]

And they keep going. RCH 234. 2nd one today. I've lost track of how many there have been.

Yeah am starting to think they took the wings off VT F-35's and are shipping them down there . LOL
Can do that but end up parking and or scrapping the plane..
They must have cleaned out the hangars and parts warehouses up there

RCH-222 KC-46 #22-46100 inbound McGuire from KCOS on CP req uploads and fuel and crew trans.. Travis KC-46.

 

[Mark]

See on Acars several C-17's in and out of SEMT airport Ecuador.
RCH-935,937,849.. Curious as never seen this airport code on Mil Acars before.
Country is in rough shape but voters recently said keep it that way but seems US C-17's still working there at night time anyway.

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/17/nx-s1-5610974/ecuador-referendum-u-s-military-bases-noboa

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS to Dover Wednesday, probably for dignified transfer ceremony

 

[Mark]

SCORE-90 MQ-4C climbing up tonight from Pax beacon on 125.100

 

[Mark]

Speaking of MQ-4Cs a BLACKCAT-6 (AE687C) off NAS Mayport flying South high at 47k.
ADSB says a P-8 but I don't think so.. Prob going down you know where for some night time snooping.

 

[mdmonitor]

0755- Warlock 1 (Dash-6 VXS-1) w/unheard stn on discrete (122.225). Showing as Warlock 8 on ADS-B.

0800- CAP 1820 (Cessna 182 N820CP Civil Air Patrol) w/Bay Watch (119.275) setting up for Event 44(??)

 

[Mark]

BRAVE-1 flight up from Andrews A/A 340.250 also on ZDC 281.400>Pax River 305.200 for R-4002.
"We will use 305.200 as primary and backup is 122.750."

 

[mdmonitor]

0830- Hearing some A2A on 320.45. So, CAP event 44 must be the weekly Falcon Virgo exercise w/DCANG F-16s.

Sorry Mark, didn't see your post before I hit my button

 

[RaleighGuy]

Interesting plane being talked about on X (twitter) today, with uncertainty as to whose and what it is. N471US A5C6A4, which was issued a flight certification in October for 7 years but also had a temporary flight certification issued on November 13th, 2025, which expired yesterday, and flew from ADW to DCA where it appears to still be on the ground at DCA. Might be worth watching.

Photos showing the inner door of the plane appear to show a DHS placard and the planes colors are that of those favored by Trump for a new AF1, but the registered owner is a civilian business, VALKYRIE AVIATION HOLDINGS GROUP LLC (there is a Valkyrie in Virginia Beach with Gov't contracts but they do ship building), which until recently did not own any aircraft or have any large government contracts. Could this be one of the new DHS planes talked about in this thread earlier, or something else? Could Valkyrie be a broker or a shell company, or something else?

https://x.com/JANN_IIS/status/2000069229123420413

Just a quick follow up...

US Department of Homeland Security gets a BBJ Boeing 737 MAX

The US Department of Homeland Security gets its first Boeing 737 MAX: Its luxurious bespoke interior may surprise you

aerospaceglobalnews.com

 

[RaleighGuy]

99-0004 is AF2 today which is wheels up to Allentown PA at 0951 L

 

[Tech792]

1010L- GLARE 08 (a DHC-6) starting circular patterns around KNEL. A/G 255.75

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS FDC NOTAM 5/9724 has been issued for the Rocky Mount, NC area on December 19, 2025.
View the TFR NOTAM text on the FAA TFR page

 

[Mark]

WILD-11 flight of 2 from Andrews working the A/C Warren Grove bombing range on 283.100 picking out ground targets.
Now using 143.600 AM as A/A.

Decoy-99 C-17 from WVA going up to meet tanker on 274.450.

 

[Tech792]

WILD-11 flight of 2 from Andrews working the A/C Warren Grove bombing range on 283.100 picking out ground targets.
Now using 143.600 AM as A/A

Intermittently showing on ADSB.

 

[Frequency1]

WILD-11 flight of 2 from Andrews working the A/C Warren Grove bombing range on 283.100 picking out ground targets.
Now using 143.600 AM as A/A.

1216- WILDs exiting Warren Grove